Tag: automatic_updates

Cannot Update Windows Defender ?

July 07, 2007 by Jason

If you ever encounter an error code (eg “error code 0×80240029 – cannot update” which btw is the most common one), when updating Defender, here is a solution which will help you. This usually happens if the distribution database is broken and needs to be re-created.

Here are the solutions to address the issue : Read More»

Ten tips to increase your Windows security

June 09, 2007 by Jason

1-always protect your Administrator account by creating password, just go to Control Panel > User Accounts, select your account and the click on “create a password for your account”.

2-Protect your account by Password protect your screen saver, go to Control Panel > Display, Click on the Screen Saver tab and then check on resume password protect.

3- Setup a BIOS Password to protect your PC Setup application.

4- Always force you windows automatic update on, go to Control Panel > Automatic Updates and then Select the first option to have each update download and install automatically. Read More»

MS Pushing Fix For Patch Woes

April 10, 2007 by Jason

Microsoft on Tuesday plans to push out a fix to repair problems caused by last week’s emergency cursor flaw patch. The fix will be delivered as a “high priority” update alongside Microsoft’s regular security updates, Christopher Budd, a Microsoft security staffer wrote on a corporate blog on Friday.

Microsoft has identified three additional applications that conflict with last week’s “critical” MS07-017 security update. Originally the company listed only the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel as software that would not function and cause error messages to appear. CD-Tag, ElsterFormular and TUGZip have been added to that list. “While the impact of these issues is clearly not widespread, it is affecting some of our customers,” Budd wrote. Read More»